# ‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates | Syria | The Guardian

> A Guardian investigation describes a secretive European trade in Syrian phosphates, with analysts linking the supply chain to conflict in Syria and Ukraine. The article is partial in the text provided.

- Date: 2022-06-30 · published 2022-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41244-blood-money-europe-s-secretive-trade-in-syrian-phosphates-syria-the-guardian
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions and reputational risk around Syrian phosphate could tighten supply options for European phosphate buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2024-05-06 | [Morocco's surging role in the global phosphate market - The Morocco Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30592-morocco-s-surging-role-in-the-global-phosphate-market-the-morocco-post.md) | +3.6% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2022-06-10 | [Using phosphorus from sewage could help with soaring food bills, says report \| Environment \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41283-using-phosphorus-from-sewage-could-help-with-soaring-food-bills-says-report.md) | +3.5% | +5.0% |
| DAP | 2025-01-22 | [Syria's phosphate rock supply uncertain after regime ousted - BC Insight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26825-syria-s-phosphate-rock-supply-uncertain-after-regime-ousted-bc-insight.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| DAP | 2022-03-21 | [Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies \| Food security \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5514-fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies.md) | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2026-10-03 | [Morocco’s Fertilizer Industry Hit by Gulf Conflict Despite Vast Phosphate Reserves \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17372-morocco-s-fertilizer-industry-hit-by-gulf-conflict-despite-vast-phosphate.md) | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/30/europe-syria-phosphates-trade-assad

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